this thing called life...

Again this week, I have been reminded that the only thing we should expect is the unexpected. I have spent time with someone I love who is beginning to walk through life without her little sister and roommate. She stills waits for the door to open and for all this to be a huge understanding...

While spending time with her, I got news of another friend who lost his mother suddenly and we then spent the evening alternating sighs and trying to reconcile this thing called life. I know that people die every day and that it is the Circle of Life, but, facing these tragedies really takes me back to those first days when I did not know my own name but made decisions that will last a lifetime. The days when I could not remember my PIN number or if I had eaten. The days when I picked up my phone numerous times to call my dad only to find his number out of my contact list.

I know that we are all placed here in a definite order, that we meet people because their experience will enrich our lives or make us grow or we can add to their lives with what we have done. This makes me feel a bit better when I can reach out with a visit or a dessert to distract the unbearable and I can tell someone that they will survive, at least for today.